Praise Assembly of God Pastor Justin Thacker and church members gather with others from the community and state Sen. Lisa Keim of Dixfield for a National Day of Prayer service Thursday at Veterans Memorial Park in Rumford. The theme was unity and prayers were offered for the “seven centers of influence in America: government, military, media, business, education, church and family,” according to the National Day of Prayer website. (Marianne Hutchinson/Rumford Falls Times)